WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A U.S. House of Representatives panel told an appeals court on Monday that despite having already voted to impeach President Donald Trump lawmakers still have an urgent need for testimony from former White House counsel Don McGahn. FILE PHOTO: White House Counsel Don McGahn listens to Judge Brett Kavanaugh as he testifies
NEW YORK (Reuters) – As online shopping upends the retail business, many Wall Street analysts say traditional measures such as counting the number of people who visit stores on major shopping days are no longer a reliable gauge of a company’s performance. FILE PHOTO: Holiday shoppers look for deals at the Pentagon City Mall in
(Reuters) – A New York state judge on Monday ruled in favor of Uber Technologies Inc (UBER.N) and Lyft Inc (LYFT.O) in a lawsuit against New York City, striking down a new rule limiting how much time drivers for ride-hailing services can spend cruising streets in busy areas of Manhattan without passengers. FILE PHOTO: Uber’s
Christmas Day is great and everything, but the real gem in the seasonal calendar – for us menswear enthusiasts at least – what comes around it. Just before and just after Christmas, menswear brands slash their prices in some of the best sales you’ll find all year. So go nuts on that excess stock and
Ariana Grande has released a new live album from her 2019 Sweetener world tour. It’s called k bye for now (swt live)—give it a listen below. Grande announced the record earlier this month. The tour behind Sweetener, released in summer 2018, ended up spanning the campaign behind thank u, next, which arrived five months later.
While many know Academy Award-winning actor Tom Hanks for his work on movies like Big, Forrest Gump, and the Toy Story franchise, he first got his start in the 1980 slasher flick He Knows You’re Alone. Hanks has since played a number of iconic roles. From starring as the eponymous lead in thriller-drama Captain Phillips to
FILE PHOTO: An aerial view shows a deforested area in the Amazon rainforest, near the city of Altamira, Para state, Brazil, September 11, 2019. REUTERS/Nacho Doce/File Photo BEIJING (Reuters) – An Earth observation satellite jointly developed by China and Brazil was launched into space on Friday under a bilateral programme seen as a template for
HONG KONG (Reuters) – The logistics unit of Chinese e-commerce company JD.com Inc (JD.O) has held early discussions with banks about a potential overseas IPO that could raise $8 billion to $10 billion, two people with direct knowledge of the matter told Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Delivery workers sort parcels next to vehicles of JD Logistics,
FILE PHOTO: Democratic U.S. presidential candidate Michael Bloomberg speaks about his gun policy agenda in Aurora, Colorado, U.S. December 5, 2019. REUTERS/Rick Wilking/File Photo WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Michael Bloomberg, the billionaire media mogul who is seeking the Democratic nomination for U.S. president, on Saturday opened campaign offices in Pennsylvania, Michigan and Wisconsin, three battleground states
The logos of Swiss bank Credit Suisse and UBS are seen at their buildings at the Paradeplatz square in Zurich, Switzerland October 1, 2019. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann ZURICH (Reuters) – Credit Suisse (CSGN.S) and law firm Homburger will continue their investigation into employee observation at the bank, a spokesman said, after the bank on Monday confirmed
YANDERRA, Australia (Reuters) – It was oppressively hot, above 40 Celsius (104 Fahrenheit), and the wind was picking up. Bushfires were devastating nearby towns and now threatened Yanderra, a small village with just over 600 people located south of Sydney. Diane Baxter hoses her garden as she did on Saturday to protect her home when
When it comes to shifting a few kilos and burning fat, it doesn’t take a rocket scientist to figure out that calories in versus calories out is key. In other words, you need to burn off more calories through exercise than you consume through eating and drinking. Sounds simple. Until you consider that the average
Disney/Lucasfilm’s Star Wars: The Rise Of Skywalker powered up its light sabers in 46 material offshore markets through Thursday, grossing $59.1M at the international box office. That includes China where the force is, unsurprisingly, not strong with this final installment. Elsewhere, Episode IX has seen launches above Star Wars: The Last Jedi in most majors.
25 minutes ago SPOILERS from Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker ahead. There was a point in Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker when I thought “At least the Reylo fans are getting what they want.” But that moment did NOT last. And now many of those Reylo fans are heartbroken and furious. Reylo fans
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FILE PHOTO: The Boeing CST-100 Starliner spacecraft is guided into position above a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket at the Vertical Integration Facility at Space Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida, U.S. November 21, 2019. Picture taken November 21, 2019. NASA/Cory Huston via REUTERS/File Photo WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Boeing Co’s